Welcome back to Higher Law, our weekly briefing on all things cannabis. I'm Cheryl Miller, reporting for Law.com from Sacramento.

This week we're looking at: The impact of the SCOTUS auto-dialer decision on the cannabis industry • The demise of a closely watched marijuana patent suit • K&L Gates' lobbying work for another cannabis industry group • What's next after New York legalized recreational marijuana.

Thanks as always for reading. I welcome your story ideas and feedback at [email protected]. You can call me, too, at 916.448.2935. Follow me on Twitter @capitalaccounts.